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DEMOCRATS CONVENTION They Name a Full CoUllty Ticket- Attendance of Delegates Qnite large But Proceedings Were Very Tame For Democrats. The county democratic convention met on Monday, October 26 with a Rood representation from every part of the county. v The convention was called to order by Chairman S. L. Pattee of the county central committee, and Secre tary C. P. Hicks read the call for the convention. He called the roll of precincts and as the names were called the delegates present deposited their 3' l : 1 IllNlL. i. .' ' credentials- with the, secretary. At the conclusion of this call of precincts, P. S. Wren of Constellation nominated W. J. Mulvenon for teni porary chairman, and he was elected by acclamation and without opposi tion. Reese M. Ling nominated Harry Malloy, for temporary secretary and he was also elected by acclamation without opposition. if. a. wren made a motion mat a committee on credentials consisting of seven members be appointed. Mr. Norris offered an amendment to tho effect that it be, increased to eleven, in order to scatter the representation as much as passible over the county. The mover of the original motion accepted the amendment, and it was incorporated in the original motion and passed. Chairman Mulvenon then appointed the following as the committee, J. P. Dillon, and S. L. Pattee, of Pres- cott; Tom Taylor and H. M. Gibbee, of Jerome; T. J. Carrigan,. of Con gress; B. J. Warren, Lynx creek; P, S. Wren, .Constellation; W. I. John- sdn, Crown King; T. M. Earnhart, Kirkland; K. J. Thompson, Lower Verde; M. J. Enright, McCabe The convention then stood at recess until 2 o'clock in order to give this committee np oppportunity to prepare its report. It was 2:45 before Temporary Chairman W. J. Mulvenon rapped the convention to order, and the committee on credentials submitted its report which was adopted and the committee discharged. The com mittee reported the- following dele gates entited to seats in the conven tion: Ash Fork Harry Van Allen, by C 1 Haley, proxy. Agna Fria Lower George TSoholey Austin J L Howells, by J R Beat son, proxy. Z Alexandria W T Taylor,! by F W Giroux, proxy. . ( Beaver Creek, J C Maxwell, by Ed Mahurin, proxy. Briggs John M. Hardee. Bumble Bee George Oakman. Black Hills-PDiskin Big Chino George Duff Blue Dick Mine J R McDonald Black Canyon Samuel A Parker Big Bug Charles Kingsley. Bodkin M. E. Clune. Constellation P S Wren. Crook Canyon A B Spence. Castle Creek Hot Springs O A En sing by John M Hardee, proxy. Chapparal Henry Bevering. ' Craig W C Pierce. Congress Pete Boseha., T J Carri gan, J C Tovrea. Crown King W I Johnson. Cherry James Maders. , Copper Mountain A W Lassard, by John R. Wells, proxy Catoctin S J Snapp. Dewey L I Bonnell. Del Rio Charles Burkes , Deception Gulch Frank A Good win. Equator W M Neagle. Fools Gulch George L Coleman. Gilbert W C McAlister. Groom Creek Peter Mackin. Granite Mountain J M Croxdale. Goddard A J McPhee. Gold King D M Timmons. Greenwood W E Lawrence. Hatz's Camp Jasper Phillips. Huron Frank Nestor. Humbug George M Yekel, by Frank "Wager, proxy. Hooper W H Johnson Iron Queen Mine Nap Waldemoyer Jerome (Town) H M-Gibbes, G. Hillside Station T R Darnall. Home Eun Mine Frank Gibbons. W Hull, W S Adams, Mike Bradley, Louis Isoglio, by Charles It Hooker, proxy, J C Harrington, Otto Strod thoff, Alex Lyons, V H Kelso. Jerome (Smelter)-r-Thomas Taylor, Gus Frazier, Dick Dodge, by J Foley proxy, Jack Bevan, Joseph Dolan,Dave Grady, Tim Shea, by Thomas Taylor, proxy, H 1 Rissell, Con Foley. Jerome Junction Frank H Baldwin'. Jersey Lily Fred J Smith. Kinney's Camp George Hughes. Kirkland T M Earnhart. Lynx Creek Je3se A Robeson, D L Booker, D J Warren, Joe Algert by D J Warren, proxy. Lion Camp J E Brockman. Liberty D W Smith. Lower Lynx Creek W A Long by Harry "Wright, proxy. Miller's Valley T J Simmons, by T Fitzsimmons, proxy. Mayer D N Jenkins. McCabe Lou Murphy, James O O'Brien M J Enright Mint Valley W P Allred. Minnehaha George L Chapman. Middleton Wm M Marrs. Martinez W F Meeks, by Edward Zeiger, proxy. I rnnnnnl McDonald A B Prescott, Oak Creek 'Wm N Fain. Octave John Stemler. O'Brien Pete Kennedy, by P S Wren, proxy. Oro Belle William Newton. Oro Mine Oswald Stein. , Prescott James O'Neal, Jno H Robinson, Homer R Wood, by A J Herndon, proxy, A A' Johns, by S L Pattee, proxy, G C West, W J Mulvo- non,Arcbie Lockbart, Joseph Archam beau, R W Meadeor, Earl E Smith, by R M Lingr proxy, T G Norris, Dr. T B Davis by D A Burke.J P Dil lon, R M Ling, William Gammill, C P Hicks, Burt C Davis, B M Belcher, by S L . Pattee, proxy, S L Pattee, S A Prince. Placeritas C C McKeever, Pecks Lake John Waddell Providence, D E Daves. Poland J J Cavauaugb. , Pickrell's Camp Thomas .Chides- ter. Pine Tree Station Dave Berry. Pittsburg Joe Larson, by' Dave Evans, proxy. Pfau Mine Daniel O'Leary. Red Rock Ben R Miller. Seligamn C I Haley. Skull Valley Joseph E Rudy. Sultan J R Beatson. Squaw Peak Wm ' M Gray, by Wyatt Smith proxy.. Stanton A V Moore. Senator H C Malloy. Stone Quarry, Frank Lister. Turkey Creek John W Long. Turkey Station Jess W Davis. ThompsonValley U W Boseley. Thumb Butte Frank Spence. Verde Camp Wm Stephens. Ver.de Upper Tilden Scott. Verde Middle Fred Stephens. Vtrde Lower R Thompson; by John Woods, proxy, Verde Val George Clark. Williamson Valley J W Stewart. Walnut Grove AA Moore. Walnut Creek J H Drew. Wagoner Tom Campbell. Welcome Mine George wl Genung Whipple At G Oliver. Yaraell D G Sinclair. There was only one contest brought before the committee that being from Poland and J. J. Kavanaugb, who sebmed to have the proper cre dentials, was seated. ' On motion of P. S. Wren the tem porary officers were made perma nent officers of the convention, and W. M. Nagle was elected assistant secretary of the convention Onjmotiouof T.G.Norris committees were appointed as follows: Order of Business Reese M. Ling Geo. C. West, E. S. Booker, James O'Brien, Pete Boscha, J. Vf.t Stewart, J. R. Beatson. Pete MacKin, W M. May. Platform and Resolutions T. G. Norris, S. L. Pattee, H. M. Gibbes, W. 5. Adams, Jesse Robinson, Lon Murphy, C. I. Haley, J. C. Tovrea, A. G.-Oliver, D. G. Sinclair, A. A. Moore. To Select Central Committee C. P. flicks, Geo. C. West, B., C. Davis, A.' S. Prince, Tom Taylor H. M. Gibbes, W.S. Adams, M. J. Enright, T. J. Carrigan, Wm. Stephens, W. 1. John son. The convention took a recess until 4:30 o'clock. The convention reconvened at 4:30 when the committees on rules and order of business, and platform sub mitted their respective reports, and were adopted. v me order or business, scheduled in the report was tho receipt and dis position of tho reports of committees and nominations of candidates in the following order: Council, assembly, supervisors, sheriff, district attorney, treasurer, recorder, probate judge, and school superintendent. When the nominations of candidates for the council were declared in order T. G. Norris, threw a beautiful and highly perfumed bouquet at the convention, congratulating the mem bars on their intelligence, and the superior qualities possessed by them, closing a very niceiy worded per oration by plaoing the name of R. N. Looney before the convention Den nis A. Burko and M. G. Burns were also placed in nomination, but Norris' talk captured the convention, the vote resulting in Looney's nomination by the following vote: Looney, 74; Burns, 3Gi Burke 2G. i'or the assembly eight names were placed before the convention : Captain W. H. Meeks M. A. Perkins Homer R, Wood, T. C. Malloy, P. S. Wren, W. S. Adams Max Al wens, and L. R. Bar row. Malloy withdrew before (he bal loting commenced, and the vote re suited as follows: AieeKs, i'j; reruins, y; wood o Adams, 48; Wren, 47; Barrow, 28; Alwens 10. Prior to taking the vote for the council, P. S. Wren threw a bomb shell into the convention in the way of a motion that voting be viva voce that when a delegate's name was an nounced be should arise and express his choice so that all might know for whom he vbted, instead of the secret ballot. Humming and buzzing could be heard on all sides, and when a vote was taken a very few feeble "ayes were heard, followed by a veritable cyclone of "noes." WThen the vote had been completed and the tellers had dumped the ballots on the -table to count them prior to announcing and tallying them, Mr. Wren thought they were tallying them secretly as well as having voted them in that manner, and made a vigorous protest, bat on being informed. of the true condition of affairs he was recon ciled. Alter nominating tne three assem bly candidates the convention took a recess until 8 o'clock. The first business of the evening ses sion was the nomination of the super visors the following names being pre sented to the convention: John II. Lee, Fred Sattes, A. A. Johns, Fred Stephens and George Schurcman u ne nrst ballot resulted in tne nomi nation of Fred Stephens the vote resulting as follows, Stephens, 103, Sattes, 68; Johns 63; Lee 21, Schuer- man, .14. Up to the announcement of this bal lot tne convention had been running as smoothly as though greased for the occasion, but in announcing the vote the chairman made a miscalculation which caused pantomime to reign for about forty five minutes. One hundred and thirty eight votes were cast a majority of which would be seventy. The chairman in B an nouncing the rosult declared Stephens and Sattes to have a majorty of votes cast and accordingly were the nomi nees of tho convention. -iV .delegate arose meekly and sug gested that the chairman had made a miscalculation in computing his majority when the chairman in a very emphatic manner announced that he had already declared the result and that it should stand. v This was a starter of one of the prettiest though harmless scraps that a convention could produce. A dozen members were on their feet a t one time all wildly addressing the chairman at the same time and for the next three quarters of an hour the wildest confusion prevailed, the chairman being unwilling to recede from his ruling. After a very stormy period the delegates quieted down and a motion to proceed with another ballot was entertained and carried, the ballot resulting is 81 votes for Sattes and 59 for Johns. The nominees for sheriff were Chas. Hooker Jof Jerome, Jim Lowry of Prescott, Frank Genung of Stanton. The vote resulted, Lowry 83, Hook er 54, Genung 2. The convention then adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mrs. A. E. Smith-is now open for business with a new line of millinery. Will also make over your old hats, as well as new ones; will steam and curl your old feathers. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING PARLORS, 218 Gurley St., 21-2w Prescott. I DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION 1 The Val Verde Smelter Burns to Ground. Loss Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars in Excess of the Insurance. As a result of an explosion of mol ten slag, on Saturday night, the Val Verde smelter, was completely de stroyed. The accident happened be tween 9 and 10 o'clock . The men were engaged in drawing slag from the furnace , and it run out so fast that they were unable to control it. It spread over the floor, in front oft he smelter, which had been wet down, and the molten slag coming in contact with the water caused the explosion, sending the hot metal all throuhg the building steting it on lire in a number tof placse. While .there was an abundance of water at hand, it was, impossible to check the progress of the fire as the builidng was an open one and a strong wind blowing at the time sent draft through it fanning the flames The building cost in tho neighb or- hood of $160,000 and was insured for SCO, 000. A lot of ore valued at about 8125,000 caught fire and is still burn ing but none of the values will be lost. So intense was the heat, the frame work of the builidng being of very heavy timbers that portions of the machinery were melted. The flying slag from the explosion injured a number of men but none seriously. The smelter was built by the Val Verde Copper company of whiofi Cecil G. Fennell was manager, and operated by him'for a number of years. It was purchased by G. W, Middelton for the Bradshaw Moun tain Copper Mining and Smelting oompany a tew weeks ago and had been considerably improved by him 1 . , . and he had under way contemplated improvements whereby the capacity of the plant would be doubled. H ot this purpose ho had placed a contract for a new 200-ton furnace, and only on Saturday bad received word from the, manufacturers that it had been completed. This is a most fortunate circumstance, as it can be placed in position immediately up on the completion of a new builbing which will be commenced today. Mr. Middelton says that work will be pushed on the new plant just as rap idly as possible and he hopes to have it ready for operation in about niue- ty days. FALSEHOOD IS RESENTED .HI A Rough Rider who Fought at San Juan; Statement Made by an Alleged Colonel Bacon Stamped With Brand of Falsehood. Prescott, Ariz., Sipt. 21 Editor Journal-Miner The Prescott Courier of this date contains tho following slanderous article in reference to President Roosevelt: "A New York paper recently print ed the following news story: Charles Rankin, who said he was one of the members of the negro cavalry regiment that saved the day at San Juan Hill, was held in 1,000 bail for trial in the Jefferson Market court on a charge of burglary. The complainant, Francis Oliver, of West Thirty second street, said Rankin pried open the door of his home with a 'jimmy' and stole S150 worth of household goods. 'I know Roosevelt well," Rankin said. 'I was with him that day at San Juan, and if it hadnt' been for the negro troops on that occasion he wouldn't be alive today." Commenting upon this story and writing to the Buffalo (N. Y) Times, "A Soldier" says: "Now, Charles Rankin may know Roosevelt well, and he may have been with him on 'that day,' but neither he nor any other negroes could have saved Roosveelt's life on San Jnan Hill for two very good reasons: First, Roosevelt's life was not 'in danger 'that day'; and secondly he was not in the fight at all on San Juan Hill. It is astonishing to find to what ex tremes this myth will go. San Juan Hill was assaulted and captured by Gen. Sam Hawkins and Col. Wycoff, the latter being killed in the attack, and Mr. Roosevelt had no more to do with it than tho Buffalo base ball team. "Col. Bacon, in his review of the military operations in Cuba, in tha August number of the Army and Navy Critic, exposes finally and for all time Roosevelt's claim to military glory from the San Juan episode. After Ban Juan had been captured, Roosevelt decided that it was time for him to charge . something, so he marched his men- frantically up Ket tle Hill. Kettle Hill derived its name from the fact that an old kettle was found on top cf it. It was not fortified; it contained no intrench menta; it held no Spaniards. Col. Bacon says that it never had held any Spaniards, and that the American troops had passed by without a thought of marching upon it, because there was nothing on top to march for. Rdosevelt ohareed it nnrelv fnr the benefit of his press bureau, and Col. Bacon states positively that during that engagement that day Col. Roosevelt never saw a Spaniard un less he was able to look ' through Ket tle Hill." Now I am surprised at the Moraine Courier for printing this kind of rot which is only a slap at President Roosevelt by a democratic paper. But as they have almost copied the re publican platform to get an issue: and a large number of them have gone into socialist ranks, almost anything will do to throw mud. But still vou will find thousands of good staunch old democrats, clean Americans that will throw their votes to President Roosevelt this fall. In making an answer to the above trash of Col. Bacon's" and not recog nizing the nergo burglar or the ' un known soldier, I will, say that I was a buok private in the 1st volunteer cavalry troop B, and took a hand at San Juan Hill .and we were flchtiniy with good American soldiers and not newspaper writers, and I have, the first Rough Rider to hear say that we took that hill, but we were fighting with some of the best men that ever wore the blue. Col. Bacon says there were no Spaniards at Kettle Hill, a spur of San Juan hill. If his statement in true how was it that so many Arizona boys were killed. Out of a possible 50 in troop B, four were killed and several wounded. I am not speaking of the Arizona troop A, or of the men killed on San, Juan Hill or Las Guymas, but on Ket tle Hill and my own troop. How was it Col. Wyckoff was killed on Kettle hill when Col. Bacon says hd was' charging San Juan, with Gen. Hawkins? . ' 1 saw Col. Wyokoff lying on the field and remarked to a wounded man whom I was helping back from the Held that war made no distinction be tween a private and a colonel. As David Loge was lying only a short distance from him, it shows we were all in line. He says there were no Spaniards. What was that Spaniard doing in the chimney when we rushed to the old sugar mill? I suppose the democratic press will say he was the one that killed Capt, Buckey O'Neill when he was coming back on a trans port one thousand miles away. Poor Buckey ! He is now peacefully sleeping that long sleep that knows no waking in Arlington cemetery,and it seems to me, with only the friend, Mike Hickey, a democrat himself, but trying to get a bill passed through a democratic legislature for a monu ment to be put on the plaza to his memory. I am no writer but what I have written' theie are boys in this town who can' vouch for the truthfulness of this article. Yours Respt'y, T. J. LAIRD. GOOD INVESTMENT. Five roomed house with three lots for sale. Property rents for S18 Der month. Two more cottages could be builf on lots; S1300 takes it. Apply at Journal-Miner office for particularf 4x21xt